“Performance counters” provide information about how well Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server is operating. By using monitoring tools such as Windows Performance Monitor and System Center Operations Manager, you can use the Microsoft Dynamics NAV performance counters to collect data on Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instances, and then use the data to identify conditions that are affecting performance and make adjustments.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV also provides a Data Collector Set template that you can use to easily create Data CollectorSets that contain all the Microsoft Dynamics NAV performance counters.

“A Data Collector Set organizes data collection points, such as performance counters and event trace data, into a single collection. Data Collector Sets enable you to schedule data collection, so that you can analyze the results and view reports later. Data that is collected for performance counters by a Data Collector Set is stored in log files, which you can open and view in Windows Performance Monitor. You can create your own Data Collection Set or you can use the Data Collection Set template that is included with Microsoft Dynamics NAV”